19 July 2009: Walking in Holmfirth

I arrived at my charming little cottage at about 5 p.m. yesterday evening. Pellcot is a small C17 cottage with a small lounge, kitchen and bathroom on the ground floor and a good sized bedroom upstairs with lots of beams and a ceiling that stretches into the rafters. The views from every room are beautiful as the house sits in a hilltop village (wooldale) looking down over a valley. Today was my first full day so I thought I would try out one the circular walks in my Peak District Walks book! Holmfirth is just a short distance from here, it is the home of "Last of the Summer Wine" and it is the start for one of my walks. It is very hilly around here so the walk was undulating throughout and gave me a good workout! The weather was fine to start but by the time I reached 2 thirds through the walk the clouds gathered and it bucketed down with rain. So I was back in the cottage by 15.00 pm, wet but but invigorated. There is a very "thoughtful" shop just a few yards from the cottage where I have been able to buy everything I need. So I dried off, grabbed my Sunday paper and settled down for a quiet, relaxing afternoon.